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The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.he differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.
The grasshopper is an insect similar to the katydid and the cricket. The scientific classifications are: Kingdom, Animalia; Phylum, Arthropoda; Subphylum, Hexapoda; Class, Insecta; Order, Orthoptera and Suborder, Caelifera.he scientific classifications are: Kingdom, Animalia; Phylum, Arthropoda; Subphylum, Hexapoda; Class, Insecta; Order, Orthoptera and Suborder, Caelifera.